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→How much contrast is needed: +Angiography
!colspan=2| Exam !! 350 mg/ml !! 370 mg/ml !! Comments
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|colspan=2| Brain || 50 80 ml<ref name=NUvolumeNZ>{{NU Hospital Groupcite web|url=http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/o/Omnipaqueinj.pdf|title=New Zealand Datasheet|website=New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority|accessdate=2018-10-16}}</ref> || 45-50 75 ml<ref name=NUvolume/> ||
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|rowspan=2| Thorax || Overall || 90 - 100 ml<ref name=NUvolume/> || 85 - 95 ml<ref name=NUvolume/> || Parenchymal changes of the lung can often be evaluated adequately without the use of intravenous contrast.
*{{cite journal|last1=Leroyer|first1=Christophe|last2=Meier|first2=Andreas|last3=Higashigaito|first3=Kai|last4=Martini|first4=Katharina|last5=Wurnig|first5=Moritz|last6=Seifert|first6=Burkhardt|last7=Keller|first7=Dagmar|last8=Frauenfelder|first8=Thomas|last9=Alkadhi|first9=Hatem|title=Dual Energy CT Pulmonary Angiography with 6g Iodine—A Propensity Score-Matched Study|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=11|issue=12|year=2016|pages=e0167214|issn=1932-6203|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0167214}}</ref> || 15 ml<ref name="LeroyerMeier2016" group="notes"/> || Minimal amount when using specific low-contrast protocol.<ref name="LeroyerMeier2016" group="notes"/>
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|rowspan=2| Abdomen || Overall || 120 60 ml<ref name=NUvolumeNZ/> || 115 55 ml 60 ml<ref name=NUvolumeNZ/> ||
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| Liver || 45 ml<ref name=Liver group="notes">The liver generally needs an enhancement of at least 30 HU for proper evaluation according to:
*{{cite journal|last1=Bae|first1=Kyongtae T.|title=Intravenous Contrast Medium Administration and Scan Timing at CT: Considerations and Approaches|journal=Radiology|volume=256|issue=1|year=2010|pages=32–61|issn=0033-8419|doi=10.1148/radiol.10090908}}
This example takes the example of a man with a typical weight of 70 kg.</ref> || 40-45 ml<ref name=Liver group="notes"/> || Minimal required amount.<ref name=Liver group="notes"/>
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|colspan=2| Angiography || 20 ml<ref name=Angiography group="notes">CT-angiography in a 70kg person, with 100-150 mg I/kg by using 80 kVp, mAs-compensation for constant CNR, fixed injection duration adapted to scan time, automatic bolus tracking and a saline chaser, according to:
*{{cite journal|last1=Nyman|first1=Ulf|title=Contrast Medium-Induced Nephropathy (CIN) Gram-Iodine/GFR Ratio to Predict CIN and Strategies to Reduce Contrast Medium Doses|year=2012|doi=10.5772/29992}}</ref> || 20 ml20 ml<ref name=Angiography group="notes"/> || When using specific low-contrast protocol.<ref name=Angiography group="notes"/>
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